By Ben Smith
BBC Sport
Chelsea are close to finalising a £23.3m deal to sign Fiorentina’s 26-year-old winger Juan Cuadrado.
The Colombian has already agreed personal terms with the Premier League leaders and the clubs are concluding the final details of the move.
The total fee, with add-ons, could eventually be £26.8m – a figure that matches Cuadrado’s release clause.
Winger Mohamed Salah, 22, is likely to go on loan to Fiorentina as part of the deal but is yet to decide on the move.
If discussions conclude swiftly, Cuadrado – who starred in last summer’s World Cup – could arrive in London for a medical on Friday.
His imminent arrival also means 24-year-old German forward Andre Schurrle is almost certain to leave before Monday’s transfer deadline.
German club Wolfsburg have opened discussions on a potential £22m deal.
Segun la BBC de Londres estaria muy cerca el acuerdo entre la Fiorentina y Chelsea por el Internacional Colombiano Juan Guillermo Cuadrado.
El jugador ya haria llegado a un acuerdo con el club que dirige Jose Mourinho. solo faltarian detalles entre los clubes…que estarian cerca de 26.8 Millones de Libras….mas de 40 millones dolares con el envio del delantero Mohamed Salah de 22 años en calidad de prestamos al conunto Italiano como parte del negocio.
Si las negociaciones se finiquitan en las proximas horas, Cuadrado llegaria en las proximas horas para presentar los examenes fisicos…
Los movimientos ademas incluyen la salida del Aleman Andrea Schurrle quien pasaria al Wolfsburgo, Aleman.